C. Individual Degree Programme in Science of Religion

1. Introduction to Science of Religion

1.1. Introduction to History of Religion

• 010082 VO Introduction to the History of Religions

1.2. Introduction to Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

1.3. Proseminar: Basics of Science of Religion

1.4. Study of Written Sources

• 010001 VO Introduction to the New Testament
• 010061 VO General Introduction to the Old Testament
• 010078 VO Fundamental Exegesis of the Old Testament III - Schriften
• 010096 VO Exegesis of the Old Testament - Prophetische Visionstexte
• 010305 VO Early Christian Literature - Patrology I

1.5. Reading Theological Texts

• 010053 DS Basic Texts in the Interdisciplinary Discourse of Religion in Europe
• 010062 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 060082 UE Hieroglyphic Texts I
• 140107 UE Readings in the Moksadharma - Cosmogony
• 140296 UE Agnyupasthana Texts of the Black Yajurveda
• 140298 UE [ en ] Sanskrit Buddhist Texts - Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani

1.6. Methodology, 2nd Stage of the Degree Programme

• 010026 PS Lecture Elective Module 2
• 010074 FS Doing Research in Study of Religions - Current methods and their application in research projects
• 020043 UE Gender and Violence - Gender-sensible Betrachtungen zur Sprache der Gewalt und Gewalt der Sprache in (biblischen) Texten
• 140022 VO Gender Studies / Islamic World

2. History of Religion

2.1. Contemporary Religions

• 010005 VO Introduction to Judaism
• 010014 VO Church History Compact I
• 010065 VO Introduction to the Orthodox Church(es)
• 010082 VO Introduction to the History of Religions
• 010109 VO Westafrican Religions
• 060004 VO STEOP: Introduction in Jewish History, Religion and Literature from the Antique Period until Today
• 140307 UE [ en ] Sikhsim - History and Culture
• 150082 VO+UE [ en ] VU Introduction to Confucianism in East Asia

2.2. Special Courses in History of Religion

• 010003 FS Heresy and Orthodoxy? Popular Religion and Official Theology in the pre-exilic period
• 020005 VO Introduction to biblical archaeology
• 020007 SE Problems of the History of Early Christianity
• 020009 VO History of Israel: Exile and Restoration
• 060005 VO+UE [ de en ] The Jewish Communities in Austria - their daily life, religion, society and culture from the 14th until the mid-20th century.
• 060006 SE [ he ] Exile and Homeland in Jewish History
• 060007 VO+UE Rabbinic Theology
• 060014 VO History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Antique Period 1
• 060065 VO+UE Rabbinic Anthropology
• 060079 VO+UE Jews under Islam: Source study
• 140011 VO Introduction into Modern Islamic Religious Discussions
• 140013 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam
• 140015 SE Islam in Europe - Der Islam im österreichischen Diskurs
• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140109 SE The "Elements" in Indian Thought II
• 140147 VO [ en ] Dharmakirti and his Brahmin Interlocutor
• 140258 SE Sutra, Mantra and Essence Mahamudra in the Works of Maitripa and his Disciples
• 140275 VO The Pancaratra Tradition
• 140299 PS Notable Temples and Monasteries of Central and Western Tibet - Their History, Art, Architecture, Text Collections and Inscriptions
• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam - (Seminar on Classical Islam)
• 240043 VO From "Oya" to "Storm" (3.3.5) - Transculturality, Resistance, Popularization and the Historic Basics of an Afroamerican Religion in the 21st Century using the Example of the Orisha-Religion in Trinidad

2.3. Historical Religions

• 010003 FS Heresy and Orthodoxy? Popular Religion and Official Theology in the pre-exilic period
• 060053 VO Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt
• 090012 VO Cults and sanctuaries in the ancient landscape of Corinth
• 090046 SE "I show, therefore I am thanking": Greek votive reliefs
• 090047 VO Archaeological evidence of Roman Religion: Architecture
• 090097 SE Sanctuaries in Ionia
• 140058 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Gods and Temples of the Meroites

3. Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

• 010055 VO Religion and Europe. A Conflictual Relationship!
• 010056 VO Dying, Death and Mourning in World Religions
• 010058 SE The Psychedelic Movement as invisible Religion

4. Sub- and Bridge Disciplines

4.1. Missiology and Theology of Religion

4.2. Political Dimensions of Religions

• 240090 VO [ en ] Image, Power and Representation (P4)

4.3. Didactics of Religions

• 010016 VU Theory of religious education - General subject didactics
• 010105 BA Living and Learning in the Context of Migration.

4.4. Aesthetics of Religions

• 010320 BA Liturgical signs and symbols
• 020048 VO Cultural History of Christianity
• 090047 VO Archaeological evidence of Roman Religion: Architecture
• 140006 VO+UE Islam Online

4.5. Anthropology of Religion

• 240024 VO Anthropology of Religion and Consciousness
• 240039 VO VooDoo magic (3.3.5)
• 240041 VS Shamanism and Ritual Healing (3.3.5) - Transpersonal Ways of Knowing and Research in Anthropology of Religion
• 240042 VS Body - Soul - Spirit: Conceptions of the World and of Personhood (3.3.5)

4.6. Philosophy of Religion

• 010044 BA Charles Taylor: Ethics, Politics and Religion in Modernity
• 010053 DS Basic Texts in the Interdisciplinary Discourse of Religion in Europe
• 010070 BA Philosophy, Atheism and Criticism of Religion in the documents of Vatican II
• 180071 SE Hume, Feuerbarck, Marx, Freud
• 180095 SE Kant
• 180115 VO-L Feminist Philosophy of Religion - An Introduction

4.7. Psychology of Religion

• 020016 VO Religion and Psyche: An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion

4.8. Law of Religions

• 010036 VK Basic Terms of Canon Law
• 010038 VO The Constitution of the Church
• 010047 VK The Teaching Office of the Church
• 020036 VU Rights of Religions and Religious Communities in Europe
• 030060 SE The presence of Religion in public space - for diploma and doctoral students
• 030112 SE Law of the Christian East - Orthodoxy in Europe (for diploma and doctoral students)
• 030115 VO Law on Migration and Integration
• 030392 KU Freedom of Religion and Belief in Austria
• 030425 SE Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Revolutions and Woman´s Rights - for undergraduate and graduate students
• 140127 SE Islamic Law

4.9. Sociology of Religion

5. Practical Training, Excursions

• 010105 BA Living and Learning in the Context of Migration.
• 010208 BA Spirituality made concret II - New explorations in the Archdiocese of Vienna
• 020061 UE+EX Excursion: Wittenberg
• 020068 EX Excursion